My own block from the Easter Gathering

I have FINALLY finished my thirteenth block – the one for myself. I have used all the colours that were in all of the other blocks, pink, green, aqua, mauve, yellow and cream. I worked my class piece of Melanie Roses on the block and also stitched the variegated green tatted circle which I completed [...]

ANZAC Day Library Bag……

I have been promising my grand-daughter Taylia that I would teach her to sew on my sewing machine and we decided that if she had a sleep-over Tuesday night then we could make something on Wednesday (ANZAC Day) holiday. I told her she could choose some fabric from my patchwork stash and this girl has [...]

Work in Progress

This is the outer shell of the library bag before the lining went inside and before the strap handles were sewn. At this point it was a very serious work in progress as you can see from the expression on a seven year old’s face. Some of the corners of the squares leave a bit [...]

Sewing the Handles

This was the tricky part, sewing the handles in long, straight lines then sewing across the bottom of each strip. At this point I decided to teach her how to sew in reverse and then forward again to secure the ends of the straps. Her eyes were like saucers when I pushed a knitting needle [...]

The Best Library Bag Ever!!

Success! Taylia is so proud of her finished Library Bag. The only sewing that I did was the line around the top of the actual bag to (a) close the opening where she turned it inside-out and to (b) make the handles a little bit more secure. She took to the sewing machine like a [...]

Op Shop Spoils

I had the most wonderful morning shopping in our local Good Samaritans Op-Shop today. I scanned the best bits because I can’t believe the fabulous haul. There are two purses, one covered in yellowy/gold sequins and beads and the other one “hand-beaded” in tiny dull gold beads. Eddie is about to “un-hand-bead” them both and [...]

Blocks for Andrea and Margaret

I have finally finished the last two Easter Gathering blocks. The pastel Apricotty one is for Andrea and the blue and yellow one is for Margaret. Now the only one left to do is my own…..mostly pastel colours. At last I can put away all the threads, laces, beads etc which I have been carting [...]

Fat me…….

Okay, here’s the photo that did it!!! Sandie took it while I was waiting for permission to dive into the pile of Chicken Scratch fabric and because she is taller than me, the angle of the photo makes me look even worse. I couldn’t wait to get to the local gym and sign up [...]

Blocks for Norma and Brenda

This is the third time I have tried to publish these two blocks which belong to Norma (top) and Brenda (bottom) who both live in the US. Norma’s block is mostly green and cream in keeping with the colours in the skirt of the little Snowflake fairy in the centre picture. I found [...]

Tatted circle

This is the little bit of variegated green tatting which I did on the plane coming home from the Easter Gathering. I chose a plastic shuttle which didn’t have a crochet hook imbedded in one end so that it wasn’t regarded as a dangerous weapon of mass destruction! Once it was finished at about [...]